What affects us affects cats
Halloween is sadly upon us 😒😎. This holiday season does lead to some cat abuse because of the link between black cats and Halloween. It is an unpleasant association at heart because it harks back to Medieval times and the chronic and widespread abuse of domestic cats for hundreds of years. Black cats are …
Halloween is on the horizon and as usual cat welfare advocates have to try and encourage people to remember the dangers and protect their cats against mad people who think that Halloween is a good time to be violent against cats. This is a throwback to mediaeval times when the cat was persecuted across …
You can easily link black cats with the specific superstition that they were agents of the Devil. Some people still believe it. You can link black cats to witchcraft and cat familiars i.e. cats belonging to witches, but it is harder to link black cats to Halloween because Halloween is a celebration in which …
Is this a good or bad idea? I thought I’d seen arguments about everything imaginable on Facebook when I came across cat skeleton pinatas for Halloween. On one side of the idea were people who think nothing is wrong with having a cat skeleton pinata or a black cat pinata at a Halloween party. …
Trump’s sons are reprobates as far as I am concerned for the sole reason they like to sport hunt. That’s all it takes for me to hate someone to the core. I detest them. PETA have taken the piss out of Donald Trump Jnr.; which one? – I am not sure, perhaps both. I …
With his long lower canine and bat-like ear, rescue centre staff dubbed him “Count Catula”. He’s cute for me. And my heart goes out to him. His name is Raphael. His unusual appearance with his prominent canine and a deformed ear has lead to an unwelcome celebrity on the internet but perhaps it will …
Although Halloween is still about a fortnight away, before you can say “boo” the non-stop parade of adorable ghosts, goblins, witches and monsters will be roaming through neighborhoods. Some high spirited grown-ups may already be getting their costumes readied and placing their decorations strategically to join in on the fun. Many folks will be …
Many people probably realise that Halloween is the busiest time of the year for the pet poison hotline. Amongst all the different types of domestic cats that are outside during Halloween the black cat is the most vulnerable. In general we know that as well because people are still superstitious and they still associate …
